Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned of a long, hot summer as he opened a Sydney swimming pool, but steered clear of mentioning climate change. 'It's going to be a hot summer,' he said at the Hornsby Aquatic Centre on Saturday. But the prime minister was quick to add: 'How many Australian summers are not hot summers?' Prime Minister Tony Abbott opens Hornsby Aquatic Centre on Saturday His comments came as Sydneysiders brace themselves ahead of the high temperatures on Sunday, with the city expected to reach 35C and up to 40C forecast in the west. While making his poolside speech Mr Abbott admitted he was resisting the temptation to slip on a pair of his trademark Speedos and have a dip, with a member of the public shouting out, 'I've got a pair of cossies for you'.

The Prime Minister opened the new centre but resisted the urge to slip into Speedos as
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Sydney sweltered


Roger Federer has sought to play down his spat with Stanislas Wawrinka by tweeting a conciliatory message with his compatriot on Monday night. Federer and Wawrinka had a 10-minute row on Saturday, after the world No 2's wife 'heckled' his opponent from the sidelines during their match. But the Swiss stars, who will play together this weekend in the Davis Cup final, appeared to have settled their differences just 48 hours after the dispute. Roger Federer (centre) and Stanisals Wawrinka (second right) appeared to have settled their differences Wawrinka trained in Lille ahead of the Davis Cup final, where he will play alongside Federer


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Mirka and Roger, who first met in 2000 and married in 2009, have two sets of twins together


Moments don't get any more special than this one. A seven-week old baby hears for the first time and rewards his delighted parents with his very first smile. The heart warming video shows Victorian couple Michelle and Toby Lever overwhelmed with emotion at the 'truly amazing' moment a specialist fits their gorgeous baby Lachlan with a hearing aid. Now the video has gone viral worldwide, with more than 159,000 likes and 130,000 shares on Facebook. ‘I am so happy that we can share our magic moment with the world,’ Ms Lever told Daily Mail Australia. ‘I hope it can give some other families the realisation everything is going to be okay.’

Lachlan's mother
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Michelle watches over her gorgeous newborn in the hospital